Mohammed Kateregga

Joan Namunina

<p>Lightning Simple Social Share is a fast light-weight social sharing plugin for WordPress. With zero external dependencies and lightning-fast performance, it adds beautiful social media share buttons without slowing down your site.</p>
<p><strong>Lightning Fast Features:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>8 Popular Social Networks</strong>: Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, WhatsApp, Telegram, Reddit, and Email</li>
<li><strong>Zero External Dependencies</strong>: No external JavaScript or CSS libraries – blazing fast loading</li>
<li><strong>Ultra Lightweight</strong>: Less than 2KB total footprint</li>
<li><strong>GDPR Compliant</strong>: No tracking, no cookies, no personal data collection</li>
<li><strong>Privacy First</strong>: Share URLs generated client-side only when clicked</li>
<li><strong>Customizable Design</strong>: Choose between rounded or square button styles</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Display</strong>: Show on posts, pages, or use shortcodes anywhere</li>
<li><strong>Translation Ready</strong>: Fully internationalized and ready for translation</li>
<li><strong>Developer Friendly</strong>: Clean, well-documented code following WordPress standards</li>
</ul>
<p>** Why Choose Lightning Simple Social Share?**</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Performance First</strong>: No external dependencies mean faster page loads</li>
<li><strong>Privacy Focused</strong>: No tracking scripts or data collection</li>
<li><strong>Clean Code</strong>: Follows WordPress coding standards and best practices</li>
<li><strong>Accessible</strong>: Proper HTML structure and keyboard navigation</li>
<li><strong>Responsive</strong>: Looks great on all devices</li>
<li><strong>Lightning Fast & Simple</strong>: Easy setup with blazing-fast performance</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Usage:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Configure settings under Settings > Lightning Share</li>
<li>Buttons automatically appear on posts/pages (configurable)</li>
<li>Use <code>[lightning_simple_share]</code> shortcode anywhere</li>
<li>Developers can use <code>do_shortcode('[lightning_simple_share]')</code> in templates</li>
</ol>
<h3>Developer Notes</h3>
<p>Lightning Simple Social Share follows WordPress coding standards and best practices:</p>
<ul>
<li>All output is properly escaped</li>
<li>User input is sanitized and validated</li>
<li>Follows WordPress naming conventions</li>
<li>Uses WordPress APIs exclusively</li>
<li>Translation ready with proper text domains</li>
<li>Hooks and filters for extensibility</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Hooks Available:</strong><br />
* <code>lsss_share_networks</code> – Filter available social networks<br />
* <code>lsss_button_html</code> – Filter individual button HTML<br />
* <code>lsss_container_class</code> – Filter container CSS classes</p>
<p>For support, feature requests, or contributions, please visit the plugin’s GitHub repository.</p>


Lightning Simple Social Share

Ultra-fast, lightweight social media share buttons with zero dependencies. Privacy-focused and GDPR compliant social sharing for WordPress.

AddToAny

micropat

<p>The AddToAny Share Buttons plugin for WordPress increases traffic & engagement by helping people share your posts and pages to any service. Services include Facebook, Bluesky, Mastodon, Pinterest, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Threads, Tumblr, Reddit, X, WeChat, and many more sharing and social media sites & apps.</p>
<p>AddToAny is the home of universal sharing, and the AddToAny plugin is the most popular share plugin for WordPress, making sites social media ready since 2006.</p>
<h4>Share Buttons</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/customize/wordpress/standalone_services" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Standard</strong></a> share buttons — share each piece of content</li>
<li><a href="https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/customize/wordpress/floating_share_buttons" rel="nofollow ugc"><strong>Floating</strong></a> share buttons — responsive & customizable, vertical & horizontal</li>
<li><strong>Counters</strong> — fast & official <a href="https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/customize/wordpress/share_counters" rel="nofollow ugc">share counts</a> in the same style</li>
<li><strong>Follow</strong> buttons — <a href="https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/customize/wordpress/follow_buttons" rel="nofollow ugc">social media links</a> to your Instagram, YouTube, Discord, Snapchat</li>
<li><strong>Image</strong> sharing buttons – share buttons for <a href="https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/customize/wordpress/image_sharing" rel="nofollow ugc">sharing images</a></li>
<li><strong>Vector</strong> share buttons & follow buttons — <a href="https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/customize/wordpress/icon_color" rel="nofollow ugc">custom color</a> SVG icons</li>
<li><strong>Custom</strong> share icons — use your own if you prefer</li>
<li>Official buttons including the Facebook Like Button, Pinterest Save Button, and LinkedIn Share Button</li>
<li>Universal email sharing makes it easy to share via Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Outlook.com (Hotmail), AOL Mail, and any other web or native apps</li>
</ul>
<h4>Custom Placement & Appearance</h4>
<ul>
<li>Before content, after content, or before & after content</li>
<li>Vertical Floating Share Bar, and Horizontal Floating Share Bar</li>
<li>As a shortcode, or a widget within a theme’s layout</li>
<li>Programmatically with template tags</li>
</ul>
<h4>Analytics Integration</h4>
<ul>
<li>Google Analytics integration (<a href="https://www.addtoany.com/ext/google_analytics/" rel="nofollow ugc">access guide</a>) for sharing analytics</li>
<li>Track shared links with Bitly and custom URL shorteners</li>
<li>Display share counts on posts and pages</li>
</ul>
<h4>WordPress Optimized</h4>
<ul>
<li>Loads asynchronously so your content always loads before or in parallel with AddToAny</li>
<li>Supports theme features such as HTML5, widgets, infinite scroll, post formats</li>
<li>Supports WooCommerce, multilingual sites, multisite networks, and accessibility standards</li>
<li>AddToAny is free — no signup, no login, no accounts to manage</li>
</ul>
<h4>Mobile Optimized & Retina Ready</h4>
<ul>
<li>AddToAny gives users the choice in sharing from a service’s native app or from a web app</li>
<li>Responsive Floating Share Buttons are mobile ready by default, and configurable breakpoints make floating buttons work with any theme</li>
<li>AddToAny’s SVG icons are super-lightweight and pixel-perfect at any size, and AddToAny’s responsive share menu fits on all displays</li>
<li>Automatic <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/amp/" rel="ugc">AMP</a> (Accelerated Mobile Pages) support for social share buttons on AMP pages</li>
</ul>
<h4>Customizable & Extensible</h4>
<ul>
<li>Choose exactly where you want AddToAny to appear</li>
<li>Easily <a href="https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/customize/wordpress" rel="nofollow ugc">customize sharing</a> on your WordPress site</li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/add-to-any/#faq" rel="ugc">Highly extensible</a> for developers and designers</li>
<li>Custom icons let you use any icons from any location (media uploads directory, CDN, etc.)</li>
<li>Many more publisher and user features</li>
</ul>
<h4>Wide Support</h4>
<ul>
<li>Over 10 years of development</li>
<li>Over 18 million downloads</li>
<li>Translated into dozens of languages</li>
<li>Ongoing support from the community</li>
</ul>
<p>This plugin always strives to be the best WordPress plugin for sharing. Development is fueled by your kind words and feedback.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fplugins%2Fadd-to-any%2F&title=AddToAny%20Sharing%20Plugin%20for%20WordPress" title="Share" rel="nofollow ugc">Share</a> this plugin</p>
<p>See also:</p>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/" rel="nofollow ugc">share buttons</a> for all platforms</li>
<li>The <a href="https://www.addtoany.com/buttons/for/wordpress_com" rel="nofollow ugc">share buttons for WordPress.com</a></li>
</ul>
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AddToAny Share Buttons

Share buttons for WordPress including the AddToAny button, Facebook, Bluesky, Mastodon, WhatsApp, Pinterest, Reddit, many more, and follow icons too.

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